President Obama makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan (Photo Essay)

May 01, 2012 4:40 PM

On the one-year anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama traveled to Afghanistan to visit U.S. troops and sign a new partnership with Afghan president Hamid Karzai.

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1 of 9Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayPresident Barack Obama is greeted by Lt. Gen. Curtis "Mike" Scaparrotti, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker as he steps off Air Force One at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

2 of 9Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayArriving in darkness, members of the press and the President Barack Obama's entourage walk from Air Force One to waiting helicopters at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

6 of 9Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayMarine Gen. John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, introduces President Barack Obama before he addresses troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

8 of 9Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayPresident Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrive before signing a strategic partnership agreement, Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

9 of 9Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayPresident Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai speak before signing a strategic partnership agreement at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)